The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
Observation-Disclosures

RACES In Texas, 81, q that lac does nof think
the Committee will be called together duriRg
the recess at congress.
A hitch has occurred between the 5ecsetarv
OF War aRd the LleuteRant-General over
some or the appointments of the regimen tai
stan, the Secretary having intimated that
-Gen. Sheridan exceeded his authority.
The commissioning at pensions In weekly
report to the secretary of the interior states
that 2S7 LII applications are now before his
office for adjudication. CLAIMS are being
filed at the rate of COCO week and final adj
publications. number about 2, 500.
The appropriation Of s IA, 7iS to indemnify
the Chinese subjects for losses sustained III
Rock Springs, Wyoming territory, have
been placed to che credit OF the department
OF state for payment to the Chinese minister
ut Washington as the representative OF the
Chinese government
Among the warrants issued by the Treas
ury Department Is one one for Si50000 la
favor of the Board of Managers of the Ma
tonal Hone for Disabled ' Olunteer soldiers.
TO be used In the erection or a branch home
Tor di 'abed volunteer soldiers, west OF the
Rocky Mountains.
The Postmaster-Generaih has issued a cir
cular to members OF the railway mail ser
vice, informing them that according to an
opinion rendered by Att0rney-General Gar
: land the Interstate Commerce law will not
in any way affect railway mail-service en-
Although many banks are retiring their
circulation as result OF the redemption of
the per cents, the process OF contraction Is
not proceeding uniformly through the coun-
try. Many banks in the east particularly
in New York and New England. are de-
posting AZ per cents and taking out new
circulation.s
Secretary Fairchid has declined to annui
the rule made by the supervising inspectors
regarding the methods OF steering vessels ON
the lakes, but has instructed the officials at
at lake ports to omit strict enforcement of
the rule until further statistics can be pre-
sented by vessel-owners as to the number OF
vessels using the old methods
Charles w. Irish Of Iowa, who has been
appointed surveyor general of Nevada, was
appointed to that Office last autumn, vice
Pouring removed. His name was sent to the
December. TN the Goth OF January the Senate
rejected him. HIS recess appointment ex.
pired with the adjournment of congress, and
he is now reapp0inted.
The acting secretary OF the treasury has
issued the Ia call for the redemption of bonds.
The call is for $40, 900, 900 oil the 3 per cent.
loan of 1882 and n0tice is given that the
principal and accrued interest of the bonds
designated will be paid at the treasury of
the United States in the city OF Washington
on the first day of May, 1887. and that the
interest on said bonds will cease on that
day.
A statement issued by the treasury depart
ment shows the number of distillerieS IN
operation through the country is ga, against
SOS n year ago, The number of gallons
manufactured daily Is 30l, 736, against $780,
$50, one year ago. The number of diStiler-
les IN Ohio is q, making 5,62S gallons daily;
IN Kentucky, 156, making 1G,34 gallons
daily; in Illinois II, making 1880 gallons
daily.
Numerous complaints have recently been
received at the state department from con-
sular officers of the insuificiency of
their salaries. Most of the complaining
officials are consuls, although the list in,
cludes few second-clasS ministers. Several
have notified the department that they are
preparing to send their families home be-
cause of their inability to meet current
expenses, and others state that they will be
compelled to resign their posts. No formal
designations have, however, yet been re-
oeived.
So far as the returns are in, there are only
twenty-five gentlemen who have asked the
president to appoint them to vacancy on the
supreme bench of the District of Columbia.
That is, there are only twenty-five nOn-resi-
dents of the district. Several District men
have expressed willingness TO go on the
bench. Among the TWENTY-FIVE are j. II.
Doolittle, Jr., of Chicago; j. Ii. Keatty,
defeated candidate for congress in one of the
Iowa districts last fall, and q. A Ricknell,
or INDIANA.
G. w. Darlington whose appointment as
land register by the president is announced
is a man of medium height. dark hair, full
beard and whiskers, and is about 80 years of
age. He is fairly known through his section
of country, and has been engaged i'll the
business. Judge Osborne, whom
he succeeds, was serviceable supporter of
Senator Sawyer. and is widely known among
Wisconsin politicians He is credited with
the authorship of the sO-called Guenther
letter, which caused sensation as an appeal
to foreign nationality prejudice in Ameri-
can elections. Charges against him were
made year ago.
The Lighthouse Board has completed ar
engagements for increasing and improving the
Illumination of the Bartholdi Statue OF OF
Liberty on Bedloe's Island. A strong lens
will be placed in the torch and five addition
al electric lights will be placed around the
1ase, making thirteen OF such lights in all
and number of incandescent lights will be
placed In the interior of the statue. The
light to be placed i'm the torch will be one OF
,he most powerful fixed lights in the world.
1t is Intended more for the purpose OF en-
hancing the grandeur OF the statue than as
m aid to navigation, as a light of much less
power than tho one selected would answer
equally well for the latter purpose.
Lewis ii. Stanton, OF Morris, Mimi, son
Df the late Edwin NJ Stanton, with the con-
cufTence Oh tIle surviving members OF Tic
family, has secured the services of George
Z. Gorham, of this city, formerly secretary
Of the senate, to write biography of the
great war minister. All the private papers |
Of the late secretary have been placed in Mr.. |
Gorham's hands to aid him in the work,
and Mr.. Stanton is obtaining from all avail. |
able sources letters written by his father |
md interesting information concerning him. |
Secretary Stanton left great deal Of I'M
published history of interest and importance |
which will be given the world in this bio |
sraphy. Mr.. Gorham hopes to complete il |
n about two years.
ALIEN LABOR.
The act to amend the act to prohibit the |
importation and immigration of foreign |
6rs and aliens under contract or agreement |
10 perform labor in the united States, which |
was approved Feb. %, should according to |
It's provisions, have gone into effect Wednes- |
day. The acting secretary of the treasury, |
who Is charged with the execution of this |
act has not yet had an opportunity to pre- |
pare the regulations essential to its proper |
enforcement. They are now, however, in |
course of preparation, and will be issued in |
\ few days. 1t Is said at the department |
that the delay is caused by the difficulty |
experienced in reconciling seemingly incon- |
sistent provisions contained in the act.